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I am thinking of two numbers. Their sum is 17. One number is 5 more than the other. What are the two numbers?
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I am thinking of two numbers. Their sum is 17. One number is 5 more than the other. What are the two numbers?

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come up with as many ways to make 17 like for example 9+8=17 that is the answer because 4+5=9 and it says one number is 5 more than the other enjoy!
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17 - 5 = 12
12 divided by 2 is 6
17 - 6 = 11
11 and 6 are the 2 numbers
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